Norman H Phillips

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Schoenackau on 8/26/44 in B-24 Ginger #4129177



POW

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The battle scarred tail of a B-24 Liberator (RT-R, serial number 41-29177) nicknamed "Ginger" of the 446th Bomb Group. Image via Albert R Krassman Jr Written on slide casing: 'Ginger.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ginger
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 August 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8471 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database